Day5a- The Golden Gate

Being one of the well known American landmarks, the Golden Gate Bridge is, by default, the first stop of first time visitors in San Francisco.  The Golden Gate Bridge, with 746 feet tall towers, is said to be one of the longest suspension bridge in the world. The cables supporting it are the biggest I have seen at 92.4 cm diameter.I have always thought its color was red  (and it did look red to me)  but they say that it is actually International Orange.  

The Golden Gate

Biking by the bridge on a foggy day

The 92,4 cm in diameter cable

As I child, I have once wished to be able to walk that bridge. I have seen it in American books and in several movies. I have seen it in postcards sent by relatives living in the US.  I have seen it in the pictures of   some friends whose families could afford to travel outside the country. I have promised myself, I will have a picture with the Golden Gate behind me someday. And I had not one, but tons of pictures, together  with my friends at the bridge pavilion and by the bridge.

What better way to fulfill a dream, than being in it with your best friends!

Day 5: Back in San Francisco, and being high school once again.....

I woke up feeling excited to see my high school buddies once again.  I have booked for airport shuttle  through the hotel and reached McCarran airport all for USD7.  Everybody was still partying when I left the strip at 5 in the morning. 

It was a long queue at the McCarran airport, but when I got in, it was like the airport was still sleeping. I flew the 7 am flight back to San Francisco and got in there before 8 am. Mary's husband was so kind to pick me up.

In Hayward, Clarisse and Floram, who are now both living in Canada arrived the night before and were already (noisily) waiting for me, Gina and Kate, to arrive.  Gina flew in from LA to Sacramento and Kate, who lives there, picked her up. Too bad, the other guys will not be around. 

Words could not describe how happy we were to be together again, this time in the USA. It was a dream come true for us.  Way back in high school, we never thought this would ever be possible. All that we knew back then was that we were ready to work, and work hard, to make all our dreams come true- and to have fun. 

It was one of the happiest times for us- and we spent the first hour bantering, and being silly.It felt like high school once again.Some things indeed never change- and I am happy with that.